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Inside Climate News: Groups Urge the EPA to Do Its Duty: Regulate Factory Farm Emissions
Advocacy organizations petition federal regulators to rescind a George W. Bush deal that shields industrial animal feeding operations from clean air laws.
Progressive Farmer: R-CALF Beef Checkoff Case to Continue
A lawsuit against USDA challenging the Beef Checkoff program will be allowed to continue after a federal court on Wednesday denied the agency’s motion to dismiss.
Grist: There’s a major gap in the new methane pledge: Agriculture
Last week, the United States and European Union launched the most ambitious plan to date to slash global methane emissions. The Global Methane Pledge, which reportedly already has the support of…
Meat + Poultry: Hormel Foods deceptive advertising lawsuit sent to trial
The Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) can pursue claims of false advertising against Hormel Foods Corp., the US Court of Appeals – DC Circuit ruled on Sept. 2. The latest…
Reuters: D.C. appeals court empowers consumer nonprofits in Hormel false ad case
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals just pinned a sheriff’s badge on consumer nonprofits itching to go after corporations engaged in deceptive advertising.
The Pig Site: Appeals court finds Kansas ag-gag law unconstitutional
Coalition of animal welfare and worker safety groups welcome the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that strikes down Kansas's "ag-gag" law on free speech grounds.
South Dakota Public Broadcasting: “Ag-Gag” Laws Set Precedent For 8th Circuit
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has issued opinions on two “Ag-Gag” laws, one out of Arkansas and the other from Iowa. Ag-gag laws attempt to keep whistleblowers and animal…
Reuters: 8th Circuit revives challenge to Arkansas ag-gag law
A divided federal appeals court on Monday reinstated a First Amendment challenge by several advocacy organizations against Arkansas’ 2017 “ag-gag” law, which authorizes farms and other businesses to sue for…
Law360: 8th Circ. Revives Challenge To Arkansas ‘Ag Gag’ Law
The Eighth Circuit on Monday revived animal rights organizations’ and a green group’s lawsuit that seeks to overturn a state law that punishes whistleblowers at industrial agricultural facilities.